The Call is On, But Not For Long!

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1 Inside Kim Kirkham Chairperson 2 Sue Chaudry Volunteer of the Month 3 December Foster Event Assistant 4 The Call is On, But Not For Long! There are only about 30 volunteer positions left to be filled for the World Financial Group Continental Cup so if you know anyone who has been planning to volunteer but procrastinating, tell them they d better get down to the Event Office located next to the Bay in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre and see December to register! Call ahead to confirm a time or go online: OFFICIAL Introducing the Volunteer Sponsor Prospera Credit Union Building on more than 65 years of history in British Columbia, Prospera Credit Union is proud to serve our communities with operations that extend from Vancouver to Kelowna. As a member owned co- operative enterprise, investing in the well- being of the community and ensuring that those efforts have a positive and lasting impact is an essential part of our success. Curling is one of Canada s favourite winter sports and Prospera Credit Union is thrilled to be the volunteer sponsor of the World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling and to help bring this exciting international sporting event to the Okanagan community. We know that sporting events such as this wouldn t be possible without the assistance of many dedicated volunteers and we believe that those efforts deserve to be recognized and celebrated. It s not what we say that makes a difference in our communities, it s what we do. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered, your efforts make life in the community better for everyone.

2 WFG Continental Cup Penticton, 2013 Volunteer News September 2012 Well it s summertime and the living is easy but not for everyone! Behind the scenes an enthusiastic, dedicated group of volunteers are painting the town, setting up displays at events, handing out brochures at the Farmers Market and helping out at the World Financial Group Continental Cup office. Since the last newsletter we had a number of people come forward to volunteer and are almost at our target of 250 volunteers. Kim Kirkham Chairperson The Count Down is on. Only 4 plus months left before Penticton will host THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL CURLING EVENT in its history, and all of you will play a part. With incredible people like you all working towards a common goal, it is sure to be a successful event and not one you will soon forget. With the scent of curling season in the air we expect that all volunteer positions will be filled in the next couple of weeks. We also expect interest in ticket packages to increase over the next few months, especially with the launch of new ticket packages for fans to purchase. We have a new sponsor please join me in welcoming Prospera Credit Union, who has generously become the Volunteer Sponsor for the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup. Three cheers for the Volunteers! Monsanto Canada Inc. Monsanto is an agricultural company and a leading global provider of seed and technology focused on enabling both smallholder and large-scale farmers to produce more from their land while using less of the world s natural resources such as water and energy. Monsanto markets DEKALB brand canola, Genuity SmartStax corn and Genuity Roundup Ready2Yield soybean seed and works with industry partners to broadly license biotechnology traits that Curling is a game embraced by farmers our customers help farmers improve yields. We also market Roundup brand herbicides that have been instrumental in helping farmers adopt more sustainable farming practices. Curling is a game embraced by farmers our customers - in small town rinks across the country. As such, Monsanto is pleased to lend its support to the Canadian Curling Association and its many championships including the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling here in Penticton. You can learn more about Monsanto at 2

3 Volunteer News June 2013 WFG Continental Cup Penticton, 2013 Kim Kirkham Host Committee Chairperson Kim Kirkham is chair of the Host Committee of the 2013 WFG Continental Cup. She is employed by the City of Penticton with more than 25 years of her career in banking. Kim has only been curling about 13 years which in most curling clubs would be considered a newbie. She was introduced to curling in the Summerland Bushspiel by friends and after a weekend of curling was hooked. One of the great aspects of curling is that you can start at any age. The Penticton Curling Club, like most clubs, needed volunteers in many areas, including the Board of Directors. Kim became a director on the board in 2006 and is currently the Past- President having served as President for three years. Kim has included positions as the Vice President of the 2008 Men s Provincials and Co- Chair of the 2010 Women s Provincials on her volunteer resume. Kim has been awarded the Volunteer of the Year for the Penticton Curling Club three times. In 2010 being awarded the Provincial Volunteer of the Year by Curl BC. Kim gravitates to the marketing and social media components of events when volunteering. She is proud of the Penticton Curling Club s website, Facebook page and her bi- weekly curling column in the Penticton Western News. Her column covers some of the Happenings Around the Club, as well as, featuring members of the club. She initially thought, who will read a curling column? and is always amazed by the number of readers both curlers and non- curlers that read her column. Kim was recently asked why she volunteers. It s pretty simple. I love to help and it always feels good to give back, said Kim. Success is always in the pairings. Great Chair Great Event! Volunteer of the Month Sue Chaudry Sue Chaudry has dedicated several Saturdays to hosting the WFG Continental Cup Booth at Penticton s Downtown Market alongside her husband Navid. Sue doesn t just sit behind the booth she can be found corralling people as they walk by, and making absolutely certain they know about the biggest curling event ever to come to Penticton. She has proven herself a marvelous asset to our Promotions Team, and her husband is pretty awesome too. Although Sue has not curled before (well, except her hair), she got involved after her husband came home from a Rotary Lunch where Kim Kirkham and December Foster had spoken, and both decided to sign up! She has enjoyed her experience so far, and looks forward to learning more about the sport of curling as well as meeting all the athletes, volunteers and visitors. She is also quite thrilled about four full days of letting her housework go! Navid & Sue live in OK Falls and have three children who all live in Kelowna. Sue works as a Behaviour Assistant for the Autism Services Dept. at the OSNS Child Development Center in Penticton. 3

4 WFG Continental Cup Penticton, 2013 Volunteer News September 2012 BEHIND THE SCENES. The volunteers manning the booths at local events aren t the only ones who are making things happen in the Promotions Department! It also takes time and dedication from people willing to get up in the wee hours of the morning and deliver the tents, tables, promo items, etc. to the booth locations. These same people are then responsible for picking up and bringing everything back to the Event Office. A special shout out to Ken Carlson, Brian Lang, Ken Johnston and Alex Milner for being such great go- to guys! Thanks also to all the amazing people who have been busy postering the town! We ll be gearing up for ROUND 2 of Paint The Town in October! Where to Stay? Out- of- town volunteers will require accommodation during the event. If there is anyone who would like to provide accommodation for volunteers that are travelling to work at the event, please contact December by dfoster@curling.ca or call the event office Dedicated to your success Meet your office staff DECEMBER FOSTER Event Assistant December is a born- and- raised Pentictonite but got the heck outta Dodge as soon as she was old enough. She spent several years travelling and living throughout Western Canada, the United States and Europe before finally settling down in Victoria where she was lead singer of the band PURRr for about 4 years. After about 13 years living away from Penticton, she felt the call to come home for good, and has no plans to move away again ever. December began her career in marketing quite by accident in 1998 when she went to work for a Victoria marketing firm called CMN. She quickly realized that Marketing and Design were passions, so she took some business and web design courses starting her own unique and successful restaurant advertising business. Since then she has managed marketing and events for the Barley Mill Pub in Penticton, managed Penticton s only live theatre Okanagan Stage, and owned and operated a marketing & print design business called Miss Print Marketing, also based in Penticton. In her spare time, December runs after her two part- time step- children Marysa (5) and Josh (3), spends time with her devastatingly handsome fiancé Paul, cleans litter boxes for her 13 cats, and sweeps up dog hair from her five large dogs. In her SPARE spare time she operates a non- profit Kitten Rescue organization called AlleyCATS Alliance. She and her team of dedicated cat lovers rescue feral and orphaned cats and kittens from the streets, rehabilitating them, providing them with vet care, spay & neuter, and adopting them to loving homes. December is extremely excited about her opportunity to work for the Canadian Curling Association and the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup. There is little more rewarding than seeing the fruits of your efforts come together into a successful event, and this is definitely the biggest one I ve worked on! she says. I m learning a lot and I have a feeling there is a LOT more yet to come. December loves interacting with the many volunteers, directors, media, and event partners. Nothing makes her happier than opportunities to design print projects, develop promotional campaigns and schemes, and to be involved in community networks. And working with Terry Morris well, it s not so bad either. 4

5 Volunteer News June 2013 WFG Continental Cup Penticton, 2013 Rockin at the Elvis Festival Sue Chaudry and Yvonne Knott were on the job Saturday, June 23 to greet the large crowds attending the 11th annual Penticton Elvis Festival where dozens of artists paid tribute to the King of Rock and Roll on the outdoor stages surrounding Lake Okanagan. Both ladies were great sports about the non- stop rain and wind they had to endure and their tent became a refuge for several un- prepared Elvis Fans! ETA and stand- up comedian Corny Rempel stopped by the booth to strike a curling pose and chat with the volunteers. Corny took 2 nd place in the professional division this year. Photo Credits: December Foster 5

6 WFG Continental Cup Penticton, 2013 Volunteer News September 2012 Things to Watch For COOL SHOTS CURLING This shuffleboard style game will be played in every curling club throughout the Penticton area. Each club will host their own Cool Shots tournament and declare a champion, who will in turn come to The Patch during the World Financial Group Continental Cup to play in the Cool Shots Curling finals. The winner of the finals will receive $2,000 for their home club! Details will be coming this Fall. JUNIOR STARS CONTEST Junior Stars provides young champions of the future the opportunity to experience a taste of competitive curling at its very best and meet with the biggest names in the game! At every event on the Season of Champions schedule, junior curlers affiliated with clubs in the region can apply to be a Junior Star. Entry details for the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup will be announced this Fall. Let your Curling Club and Junior Curling programs know that it s coming up. SPECIAL GUEST COMING TO PENTICTON THIS SEPTEMBER The headline is quite a teaser. Keep checking the website at for updates. You won t want to miss your opportunity to meet them. Connect Hearing connecthearing.ca Every sound connects us to our Does everyone world. And at mumble? Connect Hearing Maybe it s time to get our mission is to your hearing checked. help people stay connected to the sounds that bring joy to their lives. A leader in hearing health for more than 30 years, Connect Hearing is the largest hearing company in the country with more than 100 clinics. From Victoria to Halifax, customers are offered exceptional service and value including complimentary hearing screenings, professional advice and the industry- leading SoundCare Assurance aftercare program. Registered hearing professionals provide full hearing assessments and sound solutions including state- of- the- art hearing aids. Our Two Week Free Trial allows customers to hear the difference hearing aids can make, with no obligation. Visit us today at connecthearing.ca or call HEAR (4327) to book an appointment. Penticton Kelowna - Glenmore Kelowna - Mission Kelowna - Rutland West Kelowna Vernon North Vernon South 3012 Skaha Lake Rd Kane Road K.L.O. Rd Highway 33 West Main St , 32nd St nd Ave

7 Volunteer News June 2013 WFG Continental Cup Penticton, 2013 WFG Continental Cup volunteers made up part of the 70+ volunteers required to work the South Okanagan Events Center s Yellow Lake Aid Station on Sunday, August 26th for the 30th Annual Subaru Ironman. Organizer Laura Hunt decorated her Aid Station with a WFG Continental Cup theme: Ironman was a blast! Lots of the athletes hurried hard when going by us, she said. Medical volunteer, Chris Pond was on hand to offer his wealth of medical training: The biggest thing was encouraging them to keep going, make sure they were stable no dehydration, and keeping them in the race, he commented. One woman suffered a crash and was very upset. This was where my experience as an athlete came in handy. I just told her you can do this. You ve suffered a crash, but you CAN get down off this mountain and she did. Chris will be on hand at the WFG Continental Cup to offer his wisdom, kindness, encouragement and expertise to whoever needs him: athlete or spectator. Thank you to all who went above and beyond while promoting the 2013 WFG Continental Cup at this thrilling event! Officiator Brushes Up On His Skills Jon Preston, Officiating Volunteer, accompanied by his wife Caroline, stopped by the Event Office August 27 th to pay his registration fee and get sized for his uniform. They were fresh from the 4 Foot Curling Camp in Parksville, BC where they just spent 3 thrilling days learning from a team of curling professionals and experts including Kelowna Curling Club Manager, Jock Tyre, and the head of the camp, Elaine Dagg- Jackson. They had a special visit on Wednesday from Jennifer Jones who autographed their brooms. They learned a ton about strategy, team dynamics, and communication. All of these things are sure to come in handy when Jon officiates at the 2013 WFG Continental Cup this January! Jon has been officiating at Canadian and World Curling Events for several years and loves it. He tries to do one national or world event per year. Thanks to Jon and Caroline of Victoria, BC Left to right: Caroline and Jon Preston pose in front of a photo of Jennifer Jones, guest speaker at the 4 Foot Curling Camp. Photo by December Foster for stopping by the Event Office and sharing your awesome story! See you at the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling! 7

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